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Valkyn
@va1kyn.bsky.social
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(He/Him).

Doodles, TTRPGs, and video games. Y’know, nerd stuff.

Actively learning art. CS Paint, sometimes acrylics and inks.

No AI. Please don’t @ me with that shit.
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Been struggling with a bit of an art block lately, so I revisited one of my first mediums (posca) and did an intuitive piece, where I just throw shit down and turn it into something. So here’s some sort of space flower or something 😂

#art #sketchbook #posca #acrylic #flower #floral #artsky #drawing
Posca on paper. A flower with multiple layers of different colors. The center is yellow surrounded by orange. Connected to the orange ring are small, light blue petals. Behind those are larger dark blue petals. Under the dark blue petals is a layer of leaves and a stem flowing towards the bottom of the page.
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Everyone in the family fully migrated over to Tidal and Overcast. So glad to finally be able to do this.
Screenshot of the Spotify cancellation screen wherein the reason sited is: "I just assume the money you receive from ICE advertising means you no longer need my meager subscription money."
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Creepy little bug doodle.

#centipede #creepy #spooky #ink #sketchbook #drawing #bugs
Tombow water based ink on paper. Page full of 6 centipede silhouettes.
October 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Personal piece; my Dracthyr from WoW.

I fell into a groove with him now that I solidified his face. I’m going to try to focus on actually learning to digital paint now so I can color him like he deserves.

#ocsky #oc #artsky #wow #ocart #sketch #sketchbook #concept #dracthyr #visage
CS Paint. Line art. A nude dracthyr man looks toward the viewer’s left. At the hip is the suggestion of water where the line art ends. He has a broken horn on the far side of his head, capped with a crystal. In his hair is a braid and two strings of stones.
October 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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I think I’m finally happy with my Dracthyr’s visage concept. Instead of dragon scales, I’m going with snake, which are represented by shading on the upper half of his face.

Now I can play with him.

#ocsky #oc #artsky #wow #ocart #sketch #sketchbook #concept
Graphite on paper. A horned man looks straight on to the viewer. He has long hair, with a few shorter strands in the front somewhat wild. Darkened sections of scales paint his face in a simple pattern from the nose up. On the viewer’s left is a simplified braid hanging over his shoulder. On the right, is a string of bead. Upon his head are a pair of horns; the one on the viewer’s left is broken and crowned with a crystal. The crystal is wrapped with wire in the shape of a tree.
October 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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I finally finished a painting I did for a lovely friend!

I admit I’m not very good at taking pictures of paintings. Any tips on lighting/angles are greatly appreciated.

#art #artsky #painting #acrylic #acrylics #butterfly #nature #monarch #monarchbutterfly
October 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Messed around with drawing the cleric from our D&D party. Had fun with her, since she’s got a punkish vibe.

#art #artsky #drawing #sketchbook #skrtch #oc #ocsky #ocart #dnd #halfelf #cleric #trickster #tricksterdomain #d&d
Graphite and acrylic posca pens on paper. The profile view of a half elf woman looking to the viewer’s left. She has a mildly angry expression, brow drawn as though caught in mid-glare. She has a tousled Mohawk crowning her head and piercings on her brow and ear.
October 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Welp. I fucked it up. But in the spirit of keeping honest, here it is 😂.

I might end up ditching the Tombows and going back to microns.

Day 2: Night Light

#scbwiartober2025 #artober2025 #artober #art #ink #tombow #drawing #sketchbook #artsky
Tombow water markers on paper. A spider sits atop a nightlight. It casts a shadow upward, which distorts once it hits the ceiling.
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Day 1: Squash

It’s a squash snake. Brief technically met 😂

I’m playing with Tombow water markers and learning. Should improve as the month goes on!

#scbwiartober2025 #artober2025 #artober #art #ink #tombow #drawing #sketchbook #artsky
Micron and tombow water markers on paper. A squash with a snake head looks to the viewer’s left. On the right of the creature is a flower from the squash plant
October 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Added a little razzle dazzle last night. I WAS HAVING FUN, OKAY?!

I’m not letting myself touch it again, as the whole point was only giving myself a day to work on each character study in this sketchbook.

#art #artsky #drawing #sketchbook #skrtch #oc #ocsky #ocart #dnd #tiefling #fighter #d&d
Graphite, acrylic metallic marker, prismacolor colored pencils, and micron. Mood: Vulnerable, haunted A tiefling man with a haunted expression looks straight ahead. His eye on the viewer’s left is covered with hair. He has a partial circle in gold behind him on the top half. The bottom is framed with a deep bluish purple tail, adorned with gold rings.
September 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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It was recommended that I back off on digital for a while, so I started a sketchbook just for working on character art. My hope is to fill this before shifting back to CSP.

Here’s another drawing of Vylathel, my tiefling fighter.

#oc #ocart #ocsky #dnd #d&d #tiefling #sketchbook #sketch #drawing
Graphite on paper. Sketch. Vylathel, the Midnight Sun. Portrait of a tiefling man looking straight ahead. His expression is heavy and the eye on the viewer’s left is covered by hair. Parts of the under drawing remain visible (I drew both eyes and they looked good, gdi!). Might revisit later to ink and/or color.
September 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Played with the design of my D&D character, Vylathel.

The sketch was done quickly and I might have butchered it when I tried to add color, but I wanted to see what he’d look like.

Hey, that’s what a sketchbook is for!

#ocsky #oc #sketch #watercolorpencil #drawing #dnd #d&d #tiefling #artsky
Vylathel the Midnight Sun Watercolor pencils on paper. Micron line work and posca outline. A blue-skinned tiefling man looks to the viewer’s left. His eyes are gold with black sclera. He has long, black, wavy hair crowned by ram’s horns. His lips are quirked into a half grin. Vylathel the Midnight Sun Mechanical pencil on paper. Micron sclera, and posca iris and outline. A tiefling man looks to the viewer’s left. His eyes are gold with black sclera. He has long, black, wavy hair crowned by ram’s horns. His lips are quirked into a half grin.
September 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Sleepy bees on the goldenrod in our native garden.
Three fuzzy bees sleeping on a goldenrod.
September 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Congratulations! Lovely work!

I’d like to present my D&D character: Vylathel, the Midnight Sun. He’s a tiefling gladiator with more CHA than he knows what to do with
Line work of a tiefling man, his head pointed towards the viewer’s left which his eyes remaining on the viewer. Flat color of a tiefling man, his head pointed towards the viewer’s left which his eyes remaining on the viewer.
August 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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I’ve had a concept for my OC, Valtharen, for a long time. Inspiration struck and I just went for it. Here’s a loose, scribbly version, but I hope to refine him in time.

#art #oc #artsky #ocsky #ffxiv #sketch #digital #ffxivoc #elezen
Digital in CS Paint. Loose concept art. An Elezen man stands, holding a skull in his hands, eyes covered by a helm adorned with antlers. His long hair and cloth bits blow in the wind, drifting to the viewer’s left. Black tears fall from beneath the face plate.
August 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Random spot of inspiration hit and I mapped out one of my character’s family territory.

#maps #map #worldbuilding #art #digital
A map detailing a territory named Videux Hollow. It includes the following areas: Marquielle Manor (the family estate) Howling Den (Marquielle cottage) Ravenmourne (village which is classified as abandoned - but is it, really?) Crone’s Cottage (where the witch of the wood resides) Moonward Grove (cemetery protected by wards to ensure peaceful rest) Heretic’s Blood (swamp) Iconoclast’s Rest (sacred tree in the heart of the territory) Blackwood Run (river) Fury’s Tears (chain of lakes) Sang du Lac (large lake) Ursa Cascades (waterfalls) Lumière Caverns (cave system connecting the hollow to the neighboring territory beyond the mountains)
August 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Felt drawn (har) to do some inks. Maybe getting hyped for the abundance of October art challenges?

Anyway, here’s some phlox from my garden!

#art #drawing #ink #sketchbook #flowers #phlox #micron #floral #inks
Micron on paper. A bundle of phlox flowers detailed with lines. The center of the flowers are stippled.
August 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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I've been leveling a Dracthyr in WoW and it's been fun! Felt like drawing him, so here's my new nature boy, Phloxius.

I tried a different pen for outlining for him, since I didn't like how sterile the other one looked.

#ocsky #wowoc #oc #wow #dracthyr #visage #hunter #digitalart #art #lineart
Digital line art done in CS Paint. 3/4 view portrait. A Dracthyr man in his visage form looks off to the viewer's right. He has a slight figure with long hair tumbling over his shoulder (viewer's left). Dragon scales cover the tip of his ears and shoulders. The scales fall into a pattern surrounding his face and collar bone. One notable feature is the crystal affixed to the tip of a broken horn (which is the horn closest to the viewer).
July 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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This is my new D&D OC and I'm obsessed with him. I think I'll actually move on to coloring him rather than leaving him as line art.

Introducing:

Vylathel the Midnight Sun, gladiator turned monster hunter.

#art #digital #portrait #D&D #dnd #tiefling #fighter #eldritchknight #lineart #csp #drawing
Digital line art completed in CS Paint. A 3/4 view portrait of a tiefling man with sharp features. His head is turned towards the viewer's left, yet his eyes are turned to make contact. His lips lift on one side, as though he knows something the viewer does not. Long hair frames his face in soft waves, hanging loose.
July 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Took a break from artfight to do some inks and play with my new Tombows.

Little diddle inspired by Dyatlov Pass.

#ink #art #inks #landscape #trees #dyatlov #tombow #drawing #doodle #grayscale #sketchbook #sketch
Micron and Tombow on paper. A landscape piece going uphill from the viewer’s left to right of a wooded area in Dyatlov Pass. At the center of the drawing is a tree with markings on it, placed by the Mansi people.
July 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Attack #2!

I might have gotten a bit carried away with drawing this little guy 5 times, but I had an unreasonable amount of fun with him.

NOT my character. Finley belongs to: www.instagram.com/spencermakes...

#artfight #artfight2025 #ocsky #teamfossils
Digital basic color in CSP. The image is composed of a 5-panel comic, which features a sentient onion named Finley. In each panel, Finley has a different expression. Top left: Finley looks a tad upset, little arms upstretched. Top right: Finley looks surprised -and not in a good way. The largest panel in the center: Finley's expression is a mixture of angry and determined as he wields a kabob skewer as a weapon. Bottom left: Finley is yelling at someone off to the viewer's left, lifting a plant like arm as though shaking his fist. Bottom right: Glam shot! This panel is mainly a nod towards Dungeon Meshi and the Dryad Fruits. When presented with food in a D&D setting, I can't NOT make a reference to that upsetting face, okay?
July 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Got my first attack done!

Not feeling as confident about it as I'd like (still shaky on color and background), but here it is!

NOT my character. Belongs to: www.instagram.com/BabyBat_Draw...

#artfight #ocsky #cyberpunk #illustration
#digital #art #drawing
A lad sits upon a rooftop overlooking the city. He is looking towards the viewer's left. Notable features are green hair and freckles strewn across his cheeks. Predominant colors are pink, purple, blue, yellow, and black.
July 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Threw some flat colors on my rogue. Figured I should give him some love since the campaign is officially done.

#art #ocsky #dnd #d&d #dndoc #dndart #digitalart #digital #illustration #csp #halfelf #drow #rogue #assassin
Digital art with flat colors. CS Paint. A half-drow assassin is mid strike towards the viewer's left. His hair is silver and skin is a pale blue. His eyes are brown with just a slight red shine to them. He wields a rapier and a Lolth inspired dagger. Upon his belt are vials -likely poison given occupation. His armor is shades of black and dark blue. His expression is focused.
July 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Alright! I've done it! I'm in on Art Fight this year!

artfight.net/~Va1kyn

#artfight
Team Fossils card for 2025 Art Fight.
July 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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New OC just dropped!

Pushed more into scifi than fantasy for him, since I needed something a little different.

His name is Elorius and he's a body guard for deep space exploration missions.

#ocsky #character #art #digital #development #scifi
Digital flat color, CS Paint. A character sheet of a man with an artificial arm and eyes. The sheet sports two outfits: Casual and armored. It also has a portrait as well as palettes for each individual drawing. The man's eyes are green, but towards the center shift to silver and gold. His left arm is made of bluish metal with glowing orange. His color scheme is dark blue with contrasting orange.
June 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM